2014 Oregon Natural Resources Tour
June 12, 2014
“From Our Farm to Your Table”
Contact Katie Fast for registration information
Wilsonville Start
8:30 Depart from Oregon Association of Nurseries
Salem Start
8:45 Depart from Oregon Farm Bureau Offices
9:30 AM
PEARMINE FARM, DIVERSIFIED MULTI-GENERATIONAL FARM
Transitioning the farm to the next generation, the on-the-farm challenges of the Food Safety Modernization and Implementation Act, importance of agricultural labor, view water quality projects and discuss protection of pollinators
12:30 PM
MISSION LANE FARMS, DAIRY OPERATION
Animal health and care, implementation of water quality protections on the farm, Oregon’s Confined Animal Feeding Program
2:30 PM
MARION AG & HOCKETT FARMS, AG RETAIL & FARMING OPERATION
Use of technology in agriculture, agricultural chemicals and fertilizers and the importance of the laws that regulate their use
Day concludes with a reception serving hors d’ourves and Oregon refreshments
5:30 PM Buses Depart
